PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The race for the fifth spot in the Astros’ starting rotation will be back on Friday when Sam Deduno and Asher Wojciechowski face the Nationals at Osceola County Stadium. Deduno, …

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Assistant athletic trainer Rex Jones, who has been with the Astros’ organization since 1978 and with the major-league club since 1994, will retire after this season. “I’ve been …

Hard-throwing righthander Lance McCullers Jr., one of the top pitching prospects in the organization, is off to one of the best springs of his brief minor-league career. He capitalized Tuesday when he …